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FREEDOM 5K: July 4.
BEAR RIVER 5K: August 5.
KELLERMANN BATWA 5 & 10K
RUN:
August 26.
FALLING LEAVES 5 & 10K
RUN:
September 24.
Grass Valley/
Nevada City
NEO EMPIRE MINE RUN:
October 21.
Bear Yuba Land Trust Trek
Tahoe National
Forest
Several highways, including I-80, Hwys. 20,
49, 89 and 267, and forest roads, provide
excellent access to most portions of the for-
est. For brochures, maps and books on
trails, camping, picnicking, fishing and using
off-highway vehicles in the forest visit forest
offices or fs.usda.gov/tahoe
2017 TREKS THOUGH TIME
CELEBRATION OF TRAILS! June 3. Hike,
Bike, Walk, Roll, Run during this community
event showcasing outdoor recreation.
FIRESIDE CHATS. June 14. Backpacking
Basics with Mountain Recreation at Inn
Town Campground
Tahoe National Forest Headquarters, 631
Coyote St., Nevada City; [phone]. EVENING BAT WALK AT BLACK SWAN
PRESERVE WITH SARAH PERIN: July 7. Join
us for this evening of discovery perfect for
families.
Truckee District Office, 10811 Stockrest
Springs Rd., Truckee; [phone]. FIRESIDE CHATS: July 12. Hear legends and
folk stories around the campfire.
Land Trusts DEER CREEK TRIBUTE TRAIL: July 22. Hike
this forest landscape with BYLT .
TRUCKEE DONNER LAND TRUST: Has helped
preserve and develop access to many back
country areas and has protected 33,000
acres. Hike Ambassadors are available free
of charge to accompany a group of eight or
more hikers who would like to explore land
trust properties. To learn more, go to the
Plan Your Visit section on the Web site.
This section also has trail information includ-
ing maps, descriptions and history.
Information: [phone].
tdlandtrust.org
BEAR YUBA LAND TRUST: The Land Trust has
built 22 miles of community trails and creat-
ed 250 acres of public accessible space.
Among programs held through the year are
children’s summer camps, Arm Chair Hikes,
Treks on Tuesday and a series of hikes with
knowledgeable leaders called Treks
Though Time.
RATTLESNAKE TRAIL: August 26. Hike this
little-known beauty with your friends from
BYLT.
CASCADE CANAL – ORENE WETHERALL
TRAIL WITH RAY BRYARS: Sept. 23.
NARROW GAUGE TRAIL. Oct. 28. Railroad
history trek in Chicago Park.
TURKEY TREK: November 25. Rambler Trail
Walk off your turkey dinner!
Trek dates subject to change.
TURKEY TROT: November 23.
meb2turkeytrot.com
2017
DAFFODIL 5 & 10K RUN:
April, Date TBA.
SPRING 5 &10K RUN:
April, Date TBA.
Truckee Area
WESTERN STATES® 100-MILE ENDURANCE
RUN: June 24-25. Trail race from Squaw
Valley to Auburn. Information: wser.org
FIRECRACKER MILE FUN RUN: July 4,
Truckee. Information: truckeefunrun.com
DONNER LAKE TRIATHLON: July 22–July 23,
Donner Lake. Several events. Information:
donnerlaketri.com
SQUAW MOUNTAIN RUN: July 29. 3.6 miles
with 2000 foot elevation gain.
auburnskiclub.com
SIERRA CREST 30 AND 50K: August 5. 30 or
50k on trails and dirt roads from Tahoe
Donner to ASC Training Center.
CASTLE PEAK 100K: August 26. Prosser Hill
OHV to Donner Memorial State Park cross-
ing many historical points of interest.
castlepeak100k.com
Information: [phone]. bylt.org
Run Away GREAT TRAIL RACE: October 8, 9am– 3 pm.
Bike or Run between Truckee and Tahoe.
City. greattrailrace.com
Gold Country
Grand Prix 2017 DONNER LAKE TURKEY TROT: November 23.
7 mile fun run around Donner Lake.
Information: sierratrailblazers.org TAHOE TRAIL RUNNING SERIES:
Information: tahoetrailrunning.com
goldcountrygp.com
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